Current sectionIsrael NewsHaaretz Exclusive The IDF's top lawyer warned the population transfer was legally indefensible without a full analysis of the humanitarian conditions for one million people in southern Gaza. However, army chief Eyal Zamir ignored her and issued the order. Army sources said military leaders 'created a scenario that doesn't exist, while everyone knew the evacuation could not proceed'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeSeptember 10, 2025IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir on Monday ordered the evacuation of the entire population of Gaza City, contrary to the position of the army's top lawyer, the IDF's Military Advocate General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi. CommentsIn the News'All the Wars Made Me Want to Escape. It's Not Weakness, It's Survival''Roald Dahl Probably Wouldn't Like a Jew Like Me. I Still Read Him to My Son'Between China and the World Cup, Trump Still Has a Narrow Window to Attack IranFrantic and Frenzied, Even Netanyahu No Longer Believes He Can Win the ElectionIsraeli Soldier Killed in Southern Lebanon Combat, IDF AnnouncesRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'